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Home food safety preservation courses

Our Master Gardener Food Preservation Consultant volunteers offer online classes and in-person workshops throughout Minnesota. 

Whether you’re just getting started or have been preserving food for years, we offer research-based food preservation education that will help you use safe food preservation methods at home.

60
# certified Food Preservation Consultant volunteers across Minnesota
100%
Preserving Food at Home participants who reported now feeling "extremely confident" using safe food handling practices
10,325+
# of food preservation video series views in 2025

Self-guided learning

Online course

Our self-paced course covers general food preservation and safety concepts, as well as specialized training in canning, fruit preservation, pickling, fermentation, dehydration and freezing.

Video series

Learn key food safety steps in various food preservation methods on our YouTube channel.

Extension resources

Learn how to preserve, prepare and cook fresh food safely.

In-person classes

Master Garden Food Preservation Consultants

Our consultant volunteers teach research-based food preservation skills. They are available to answer your questions and distribute materials. To find a Master Gardener Food Preservation Consultant in your community email [email protected].

Local office workshops

Watch for upcoming events below or contact your local Extension office

Upcoming events

More from the food safety team

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For general food safety questions with Extension, contact [email protected].
For food-borne illness, if you believe a food or beverage in Minnesota made you sick, submit a confidential report to the Minnesota Department of Health

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